Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a hot spring resort on Thursday seeking progress on a territorial row that has prevented their countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two.

Ha Noi T&T have ended their contract with Argentinian player Victor Ormazabal just a few weeks ahead of the new season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tomorrow, Manzi Art Space will open Scry – an exhibition by Ha Noi-based artist Phi Phi Oanh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Improving workforce skills has become a top priority as Viet Nam deals with the changing nature of work in the era of technology when many low-skilled workers will be at risk of losing jobs to automation.

  A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, visited Mozambique from December 11-15.

Yen Island, Diep Son Island, Doc Let Beach, Bich Dam fishing village and Hon Ong Island are pristine places in Nha Trang City to name a few for youth to visit during upcoming New Year holidays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flower villages in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta fear their supply of flowers and ornamental plants for Tet (Lunar New Year) next month will decline because of unfavourable weather.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked on the phone with US President-elect Donald Trump on December 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - The estimated overseas remittance to Vietnam in 2016 is expected to be roughly $5 billion, or 10 percent lower than the forecast of $5.5 billion. 

Conference looks to strengthen support for UXO victims, Forum sees to key changes in Civil Code 2015, Arts festival honours diverse ethnic cultures, Enough buses to meet Tet demand, Depression zone brings tropical heavy downpours

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-end market segment is expected to become the major battlefield for smartphone manufacturers in 2017.

 Vietnam’s surge in the demand for energy is providing the impetus to develop its emerging renewable energy industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – If people visit Hoa Vien Farm managed by Hoa Lac Co Ltd in Yen Binh Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi, they would be certainly amazed by its verdant vegetables and fruits and fat pigs.  

 A concert titled “Luminous Night” celebrating the forthcoming holiday season is expected to charm music lovers at the HCMC Conservatory of Music on December 19. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Native Panax vietnamensis, also known as Vietnamese Ngoc Linh ginseng, is becoming  scarce amid a hunt for the herb, which is seen as a panacea to treat a number of illnesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the cost price accounting for only 20-25 percent, high-end coffee chains are making big profits selling coffee at VND40-90,000 per cup. 

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed the Government either keep retirement age unchanged at 60 for men and 55 for women, or raise it to 62 for men and 58 for women.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seven young Vietnamese have created Kien Hoc, an education project and website which will provide lectures from the world’s leading universities to Vietnamese users, free of charge. 

 Total motor vehicle sales during November reached 28,442 units, of which 18,016 were passenger cars, 9,296 were commercial vehicles, and 1,130 were special-purpose vehicles.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the dark of night, when the house is still, what fears creep into your heart? Conor O’Malley’s nightmares take the shape of a very old and very dangerous monster who visits him every night at the seventh minute past midnight.